kndi86

Love this information! Thank you for posting.

Sheesh..we all design our own limits. At 5+ months out I drink nothing carbonated. I don't eat much sugar. I don't eat anything fried. I pretty much eat fairly healthy...but I am no carb Nazi. bread and rice and Pasta still have a profile in my daily diet. I drink wine on the weekends. I enjoy popcorn as a rare treat. YOU decide your own tolerances and limits. Nobody else can really advise you on what will work best for you. I'm down 66 lbs in 5 months with 30 or so lbs to go. There is no one size fits all. No magic formula that generates the ideal outcome for all. You are the only factor that designs your success.

Well, in all fairness she did say she may be starving tomorrow! So I think she's more than open to the possibility that her mouth will be open for crow at any moment... But she's willing to do anything possible to fight it off.
I know with my first WLS I was hungry and let my food addiction get the better of me. I started looking for what "other surgeons" allowed instead of sticking to what my surgeon dictated for me. However, after failing last time, this time around I have accepted that my food addiction is just as much a problem as my inability to control portion size and I have been working with my therapist on it for a few months leading up to my revision which is still 70 days away (not that I'm counting).
I have worked on maintaining a pre-op diet that restricts things that my head would love to have or feels like I'm dying for that I know my body doesn't need to survive so that I can get through those moments that I know I've failed in the past.
The honest answer to your question is pretty much what Laura said, because again, she's pretty much a rockstar who knows it all. We are food addicts who will look for an excuse to break our diet. It's the same reason you can find a hundred threads comparing pre op diets and how fair or unfair it is! We are emotional eaters in transition.
But with all that said... Please be sensitive. It's easier for some than others. You seem to have your head in the right place. For some of us (me lol) that takes failed weight loss surgery, a divorce and remarriage to the right person, a few years of therapy, VST and the right revision surgeon to figure that all out!!

You will get better on day 2 for me I really didn't want any ice chips. I am all in now day 3
Wishing u a speedy recovery

Heading to the hospital! God bless everyone going today and may we have a speedy recovery!!

In my room!!! Can barely focus but doing good!!!

Heading to the hospital! God bless everyone going today and may we have a speedy recovery!!

I went in with pink toes and French manicure with zebra stripes and they said no problem.

My surgery is tomorrow. I have to be at the surgery center at 11:30am. I'm feeling every type of emotion right now. Mostly fear. I was told not to bring much so I'm just bringing a bath rode, slippers, gas x strips, a small pillow (just in case they don't give me one, tooth brush and chap stick. I'm going to wear what I'm wearing to the hospital back home. I am so worried that I'm forgetting something. Does the no nail polish include toe nail polish?

I think we should all put on beautiful evening gowns and tuxes and walk down the red carpet too! We are beautiful!!!!

Hello all- I finally had my surgery yesterday morning. So far so good. No real pain. I ask for my pain meds every 3-4 hrs. I had my drink test this morning. The tsste really made a litgle nauseous. I do feel better now.

So to summarise this thread - it's good to shave your armpits because thats where you'll probably find your boobs.

They tape your girls back out of the way or in my case off the floor lol

Me too! 5:30 am Monday morning!!!! Good luck!

Losers bench~ losing weight.
Im in Iowa.

Good luck to all of you being sleeved this week. I was sleeved yesterday

finally home!! surgery was Tuesday but they kept me two night because of nausea, still have some gas pains but the walking REALLY helps! I also keep using my little breathing machine which helps. still really sore but walking around and up and down steps with no problem!

My surgery went well. Kept me an extra night due to nausea but other then that I'm fine

Hello my VST family, surgery started at 11:30 ended at 2:45 and went well my doc said my stomach looked great inside and out. I was in recovery for 4 hrs and brought to my room about 8:00. The worst thing so far for me has been the pain in my left shoulder due to gas I guess its pressing on that precious nerve ouch!! Also had some nausea, the weirdest case of hiccups mixed with burping, dry mouth cotton lip syndrome lol. My rec room nurse was also sleeved 2 yrs ago she was very encouraging and looks freaking amazing.
Doc says if I feel OK and everything looks good I can go home tomorrow, I don't know about going home tomorrow but lets see.
I'm happy I'm finally sleeved! Please keep me in your prayers!!!
Please disregard any typos I'm on pain Med!

I have also learned I need to stay off Pinterest! I'm going to miss it